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Burns Lake Chamber of Commerce November 1, 2012
ABSTRACT
While the Burns Lake Region has significant potential for discovery and development of mineral deposits
there is a rising tide of negative forces in British Columbia that are preventing or impairing the mining
industry’s ability to construct and operate new mines. As a mining engineer, resident of British Columbia
and citizen of Canada I am personally appalled at the British Columbia Government’s increasingly
complex regulations, rising power costs, carbon tax, pandering to environmental NGOs and ceding
authority to Aboriginals, Regional Districts and the Federal Government. Especially when we consider
the very scary levels of debt and deficit loads we are carrying in British Columbia and Canada, both
government and personal. British Columbia mineral resource revenues have dropped to a decadal level
of approximately $1,500 per capita from their decadal level in the late 1960s and early 1970s of $2,400
per capita. How can we expect to maintain British Columbia’s major social programs such as education,
health and transportation when it allows one of its principal long‐term wealth generating engines, the
resource sector, to seriously deteriorate?
This presentation discusses the mineral resources in the Burns Lake Region and the opportunity for their
development, as well as the related needs for (1) low‐cost reliable electric energy, (2) elimination of
excessive and redundant environmental regulations and taxes, (3) common‐sense on climate change,
and (4) a push‐back against the groups that are strangling mine development.
Historically successful mine developments close to communities will be shown as benchmarks for future
British Columbia mine development.
Most rural communities in British Columbia owe their well‐being and existence to the early mineral
exploration and mining successes all over the province. In fact, over the past 150 years, some $700 billion
(in 2012 dollars) have been recovered from mining activities in the province. Historically British
Columbia has been a true leader in mineral developments and we don't want to see that change! But,
we need your help now to make sure that the exploration and mining companies continue to feel
welcome here.
• WITHOUT MINING WE HUMANS WOULD BE BACK IN THE STONE AGE.
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“WE CANNOT PROVE THAT THOSE ARE IN ERROR WHO
TELL US THAT SOCIETY HAS REACHED A TURNING POINT,
THAT WE HAVE SEEN OUR BEST DAYS. BUT SO SAID ALL
BEFORE US, AND WITH JUST AS MUCH APPARENT REASON.
ON WHAT PRINCIPLE IS IT THAT, WHEN WE SEE NOTHING
BUT IMPROVEMENT BEHIND US, WE ARE ABLE TO EXPECT
NOTHING BUT DETERIORATION BEFORE US?”
LORD THOMAS B. MACAULAY, 1830
• "This is my long‐run forecast in brief: The material conditions of life will continue to
get better for most people, in most countries, most of the time, indefinitely. Within a
century or two, all nations and most of humanity will be at or above today’s Western
living standards. I also speculate, however, that many people will continue to think
and say that the conditions of life are getting worse." JULIAN SIMON
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The wealth from mines, from the dawn of recorded human
history, is the epic march of mankind along the path of
progress. It was the mines that made ancient civilizations
such as Egypt, Greece and Rome great and in more recent
times have created immense wealth to the benefit of the
people of Europe, North America, Australia and now
China, India, Brazil and Russia
Today, we are part of the “space generation”, crawling off
the surface of the earth into the “oceans of space” –
mining will continue to provide the capability for
humankind to advance to the moon, mars and on to the
stars
• GEORGIUS AGRICOLA IN HIS “DE RE METALLICA” PUBLISHED IN 1556 STATED,
“Inasmuch as the chief callings are those of money lender, the soldier, the merchant,
the farmer, and miner, I say, inasmuch as usury is odious, while the spoil cruelly
captured from the people innocent of wrong is wicked in the sight of God and man,
and inasmuch as the calling of the miner excels in honor and dignity that of the
merchant trading for lucre, while it is not less noble though far more profitable than
agriculture, who can fail to realize that mining is a calling of peculiar dignity.”
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Burns Lake Chamber of Commerce November 1, 2012
MINERAL EXPLORATION AND MINE DEVELOPMENT
BURNS LAKE REGION
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
John Chapman, B.Sc., P.Eng., FCIM
Principal, J.A. Chapman Mining Services
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
Presented To: Burns Lake Chamber of Commerce
November 1, 2012
• IN THIS 2.0 HOUR PRESENTATION I WILL DISCUSS THE OPPORTUNITIES AND
CHALLENGES RELATED TO MINERAL EXPLORATION AND MINE
DEVELOPMENT/OPERATIONS IN THE BURNS LAKE REGION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. I
WILL ALSO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT TO OUR B.C. AND
CANADIAN ECONOMIES.
• THIS PRESENTATION DISCUSSES THE MINERAL RESOURCES IN THE BURNS LAKE
REGION AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS THE RELATED
NEEDS FOR (1) LOW‐COST RELIABLE ELECTRIC ENERGY, (2) ELIMINATION OF EXCESSIVE
AND REDUNDANT ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND TAXES, (3) COMMON‐SENSE
ON CLIMATE CHANGE, AND (4) A PUSH‐BACK AGAINST THE GROUPS THAT ARE
STRANGLING MINE DEVELOPMENT.
• IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE PEOPLE OF BURNS LAKE EMBRACE ALL ASPECTS OF
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING PIPELINES, POWERLINES, HIGHWAYS,
RAILWAYS, FORESTRY AND MINING IN ORDER TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN A CRITICAL
MASS TO FACILITATE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND A POSITIVE BASE FOR
FUTURE SUCCESSFUL GENERAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. I HAVE ATTEMPTED IN THIS
PRESENTATION TO PROVIDE SOME SCIENTIFIC COMMON SENSE TO AS MANY ASPECTS
OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS AS POSSIBLE.
• IN MY OPINION, IF A DEVELOPMENT IS GOOD FOR CANADA THEN IT SHOULD GO
AHEAD NO MATTER WHERE IT IS LOCATED IN THE COUNTRY – LAST TIME I CHECKED
BURNS LAKE WAS STILL PART OF CANADA.
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• IMPORTANCE OF MINING TO HUMANS
• WORLD CLASS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN B.C.
• MINERAL POTENTIAL BURNS LAKE REGION
• IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN HIGH‐VOLUME TRANSPORTATION
CORRIDORS & HIGH VOLUME DEEP‐SEA PORTS
• NEED FOR LOW‐COST, ABUNDANT AND RELIABLE ELECTRICITY
• STATUS OF B.C. MINING & RELATED REGULATIONS
• NEED FOR FAIR AND DEMOCRATIC LABOUR LAWS
• SOCIALIST PROBLEM
• RADICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE (GREEN RELIGION)
• ABORIGINAL CHALLENGE
• RECOMMENDATIONS
NOTE: ON AVERAGE EACH B.C. RESIDENT IS CARRYING $41,770 IN DEBT ($13,200
PERSONAL, $12,000 PROVINCIAL AND $16,570 FEDERAL)
• THERE IS EXCELLENT MINERAL DISCOVERY POTENTIAL IN THE BURNS LAKE REGION OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA (B.C.) – HOWEVER, SOME SIGNIFICANT HUMAN FACTORS
NEGATIVELY IMPACT DEVELOPMENT.
• CONTINUATION OF A STRONG MINING INDUSTRY IN B.C. AND CANADA IS ESSENTIAL
TO OUR ECONOMIC WELL BEING.
• EVERY REGION OF B.C. SHOULD PLAY ITS PART IN SUPPORTING A STRONG MINING
INDUSTRY.
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IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS – BEFORE PROCEEDING
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS –
HOW CAN WE MAINTAIN A STRONG ECONOMY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, THAT
PROVIDES FOR MODERN SOCIAL PROGRAMS (HEALTH, EDUCATION,
TRANSPORTATION, ETC.), WHEN WE ALLOW ANTI‐INDUSTRIAL
ENVIRONMENTALISTS, GRIEVANCE‐DRIVEN ABORIGINALS, GOVERNMENTS WITH
EXCESSIVE REGULATIONS, AND CIVIL SERVANTS WITH PERSONAL AGENDAS TO
KILL TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE RESOURCE PROJECTS?
TO ENSURE A STRONG AND SUSTAINABLE BRITISH COLUMBIA ECONOMY IT IS MY
OPINION THAT CITIZENS WITH COMMON SENSE AND SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL
KNOWLEDGE MUST NOW PUSH‐BACK AGAINST THESE “GREEN RELIGION”
LUDDITES, ABORIGINALS DWELLING ON HISTORICAL GRIEVANCES, EXCESSIVE
PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AND CIVIL SERVANTS WITH THEIR OWN
AGENDAS
DO NOT BE COMPLACENT ‐ BE AWARE OF DANGERS TO INDUSTRY IN THE BURNS
LAKE AREA, SUCH AS: (1) UNECONOMIC NATURE OF THE WOOD PELLET INDUSTRY
(122% EUROPEAN SUBSIDY NEEDED TO COMPETE WITH ARA LANDED COAL,
ACCORDING TO WPAC) AND (2) SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE DOWNWARD
INTERNATIONAL FORCES ON THE MOLYBDENUM PRICE (NEW LOW‐COST
PRODUCERS) THAT ARE NOW NEGATIVELY AFFECTING THE ENDAKO MINE
• I AM 70 YEARS OLD, BORN AND RAISED IN B.C., AND I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR
B.C.’S FUTURE VIABILITY IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS ONE OF
GOVERNMENT’S PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A POSITIVE
FISCAL, REGULATORY AND INFRASTRUCTURE FRAMEWORK IN WHICH BUSINESS,
INCLUDING MINING, CAN THRIVE AND CREATE WEALTH FOR SHAREHOLDERS, B.C.
RESIDENTS AND CANADIAN CITIZENS ALIKE.
• THERE ARE SERIOUS SOCIAL EFFECTS OF UNEMPLOYMENT SUCH AS SUBSTANCE
ABUSE, DEPRESSION, LOSS OF SELF ESTEEM, SPOUSAL ABUSE, ETC. WE REQUIRE
MORE LONG‐TERM, HIGH‐PAYING, HIGH‐MULTIPLE RESOURCE JOBS IN B.C.
• ALL POINTS AND VIEWS IN THIS PRESENTATION ARE MY OWN – I REPRESENT NO
OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY.
• "Truth and technology will triumph over bullshit and bureaucracy." Rene Anselmo
(space pioneer)
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IMPORTANCE OF MINING TO HUMANS
• THE IMPORTANCE OF MINERALS (INCLUDING HYDROCARBONS) AND METALS IS AMPLY
DEMONSTRATED WHEN WE LOOK AROUND US – AT THE PRODUCTS WE USE AND DEPEND UPON IN
OUR EVERYDAY LIVES.
• IMPORTANT MINERALS AND METALS USES INCLUDE NOT ONLY THOSE SHOWN ON THE GRAPHICS BUT
ALSO PAPER PRODUCTS AND PLASTICS THAT MOST OFTEN CONTAIN A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF
FUNCTIONAL AND NONFUNCTIONAL FILLERS (TALC, CLAYS, MICAS, ETC.). IN ADDITION, ALL OF THE
FOOD WE CONSUME IS PLANTED, HARVESTED, TRANSPORTED, PROCESSED, AND MARKETED (FROM
STORES) THAT DEPEND UPON A VAST ARRAY OF MINED MATERIALS (FARM MACHINERY, PAVED ROADS,
FORKLIFTS, TRUCKS, PROCESSING PLANT EQUIPMENT, BUILDING MATERIALS, ETC).
• BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT BELIEVE MINING IS NOT IMPORTANT. THEY
TYPICALLY SAY THIS AND THEN TURN AROUND AND CHECK THEIR EMAIL ON A COMPUTER, THAT USES
SILICON CHIPS, WITH METAL HEAT SINKS, AND COPPER OR GOLD INTERCONNECTIONS, AND RUNS ON
POWER, OF WHICH 40% OF COMES FROM COAL. THERE IS AN OLD SAYING "IF IT'S NOT GROWN, IT'S
MINED." VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING WE USE IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES REQUIRES MINING. EVEN MOST OF
THE FOOD WE EAT WAS GROWN WITH FERTILIZERS WHICH ARE MADE UP OF MINERALS THAT ARE
MINED. SO IT IS ODD TO THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE THE PICTURES MOST OF US SEE IN OUR HEADS
WHEN WE FIRST THINK OF MINING ARE THOSE OLD, BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS OF MINING 100 YEARS
AGO ‐ TODAY, MINING IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGH‐TECH INDUSTRIES IN THE WORLD USING GPS,
REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEMS, AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERS, SOPHISTICATED AND
PRODUCTIVE MOBILE MINING MACHINES AND INTEGRATED HIGH‐TECHNOLOGY PROCESSING PLANTS.
• FERTILIZERS TYPICALLY PROVIDE, IN VARYING PROPORTIONS: THE THREE PRIMARY MACRONUTRIENTS:
NITROGEN (N), PHOSPHORUS (P), AND POTASSIUM (K). THE THREE SECONDARY MACRONUTRIENTS:
CALCIUM (CA), SULFUR (S), MAGNESIUM (MG) AND THE MICRONUTRIENTS OR TRACE MINERALS:
BORON (B), CHLORINE (CL), MANGANESE (MN), IRON (FE), ZINC (ZN), COPPER (CU), MOLYBDENUM
(MO) AND SELENIUM (SE).
• IF MINING WAS ELIMINATED WE HUMANS WOULD BE RIGHT BACK TO THE STONE AGE.
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IMPORTANCE OF MINING TO HUMANS
• “OUR SPECIES NEEDS, AND DESERVES, A CITIZENRY WITH MINDS WIDE AWAKE AND A
BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE WORLD WORKS.” CARL SAGAN
• "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though
checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor
suffer much, because they live in that gray twilight that knows no victory nor defeat."
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
• “Those worlds in space are as countless as all the grains of sands on all the beaches of
the earth ‐ and each of those worlds is as real as ours. In every one of them there is a
succession of incidences, events, occurrences which influence its future ‐ countless
worlds, numberless moments, an immensity of space and time. Here on our small
planet at this moment we face a critical branch point in history. What we do with our
world right now will propagate down through the centuries and powerfully affect the
destiny of our descendants. It is well within our power to destroy our civilization and
perhaps our species as well. If we capitulate to superstition or greed, or stupidity, we
can plunge our world into a darkness deeper than the time between the collapse of
classical civilization and the Italian Renaissance. But we are also capable of using our
compassion and our intelligence, our technology and our wealth, to make an
abundant and meaningful life for every inhabitant of this planet ‐ to enhance
enormously our understanding of the universe and carry us to the stars.” CARL
SAGAN’S COSMOS ‐ TRAVELS IN SPACE AND TIME (EPISODE 8), 1989.
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WORLD CLASS MINERAL DEPOSITS
BURNS LAKE, B.C.
THESE VORACIOUS MICROBES EAT OIL
SPILLS FOR A LIVING
BLACK SMOKER CLATHRATE SERPENTINIZATION
• THE PACIFIC RING OF FIRE (OR JUST THE RING OF FIRE) IS AN AREA WHERE A LARGE NUMBER OF
EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS OCCUR IN THE BASIN OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN. IN A 40,000
KM (25,000 MI) HORSESHOE SHAPE, IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A NEARLY CONTINUOUS SERIES OF
OCEANIC TRENCHES, VOLCANIC ARCS, AND VOLCANIC BELTS AND/OR PLATE MOVEMENTS. THE RING
OF FIRE HAS 452 VOLCANOES AND IS HOME TO OVER 75% OF THE WORLD'S ACTIVE AND DORMANT
VOLCANOES. IT IS SOMETIMES CALLED THE CIRCUM‐PACIFIC BELT OR THE CIRCUM‐PACIFIC SEISMIC
BELT.
• THE RING OF FIRE IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF MANY OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST MINERAL DEPOSITS –
INCLUDING CLATHRATE DEPOSITS (METHANE HYDRATE). ACCORDING TO THE USGS METHANE
HYDRATE, IN THE OCEAN (BELOW 300M) AND IN HIGH LATITUDE PERMAFROST, CONTAINS ~2 TIMES
MORE CARBON THAN ALL OF THE KNOWN AND EXTRACTED OIL, GAS AND COAL (HYDROCARBONS) ON
EARTH. OIL SPILLS, BIG (WWII) AND SMALL, ON LAND AND IN WATER, ARE CONSUMED BY MICROBES,
SEE: HTTP://WWW.SCIENTIFICAMERICAN.COM/ARTICLE.CFM?ID=GULF‐OIL‐EATING‐MICROBES‐SLIDE‐
SHOW
• LARGE VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS (VMS) FORM AT HOT BLACK SMOKER VENTS ON
THE OCEAN FLOOR. BRITANNIA MINE'S WORLD CLASS OREBODY (AT BRITANNIA B.C) WAS FORMED AS
A BLACK SMOKER ON THE SEA FLOOR AND THEN WAS ACCRETED ONTO THE NORTH AMERICAN
CONTINENT VIA CONTINENTAL DRIFT; SUBSEQUENTLY "DISCOVERED" AND MINED. THESE BLACK
SMOKERS POUR OUT MILLIONS OF LITRES OF HOT ACID WATERS, LADEN WITH METALS (MLARD) INTO
THE OCEANS OF THE WORLD EVERY DAY. THERE IS A VERY ACTIVE FIELD OF BLACK SMOKERS OFF THE
WEST COAST OF B.C. SEE: HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/BLACK_SMOKER FOR GENERAL
INFORMATION ON THIS IMPORTANT ORE FORMING PROCESS.
• VERY LARGE PORPHYRY COPPER/MOLYBDENUM/GOLD/SILVER DEPOSITS (SEVERAL IN B.C.) FORM IN
ISLAND ARC SETTINGS AT CONVERGENT PLATE MARGINS. SEE:
HTTP://WWW.SOUTHERNARCMINERALS.COM/_RESOURCES/110307‐02‐[SG]‐PORPHYRY_CU_AU‐
CHARACTERISTICS‐ECONOMICS.PDF
• FOR INFORMATION ON DEEP SEA MINING SEE: HTTP://WWW.NAUTILUSMINERALS.COM/S/HOME.ASP
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THE THEORY OF
THE ABIOTIC GENESIS
OF HYDROCARBONS
• CARL SAGAN: “OUR SPECIES NEEDS, AND DESERVES, A CITIZENRY WITH MINDS WIDE AWAKE AND A BASIC
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE WORLD WORKS”.
• THOMAS GOLD (CORNELL UNIVERSITY) WAS A BRILLIANT ASTROPHYSICIST. HE WAS ALSO SMART ENOUGH TO HIRE
CARL SAGAN AFTER SAGAN WAS DENIED TENURE AT HARVARD IN 1968.
• THOMAS GOLD EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DEEP HOT BIOSPHERE IN THE EXPLORATION FOR LIFE (AND
HYDROCARBONS) ON EARTH AND OTHER PLANETARY BODIES – HE WAS A CONSULTANT TO NASA ON SEARCHING FOR
“LIFE” IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
• METHANE (CH4) IS COMPOSED OF HYDROGEN THE MOST ABUNDANT ELEMENT IN THE COSMOS AND CARBON THE
FOURTH MOST ABUNDANT ELEMENT IN THE COSMOS. SEE:
HTTP://WWW.TED.COM/TALKS/CAROLYN_PORCO_FLIES_US_TO_SATURN.HTML
• GOLD ASSERTS THAT PRIMEORDEAL METHANE UPWELLING FROM VERY DEEP IN THE EARTH (+300KM DEPTH) ALONG
WITH HELIUM (ALPHA PARTICLES FROM RADIOACTIVE DECAY OF URANIUM, THORIUM AND POTASSIUM) FORMS LIGHT
OIL, HEAVY OIL AND EVEN COAL AS HYDROGEN IS DISSOCIATED (HYDROCARBON GASES BECOME MORE CARBON RICH).
• GOLD ESTIMATES THAT THE BIOMASS CONTAINED IN ROCK VOIDS DOWN TO 5 KM DEPTH WOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO A
LAYER OF LIVING MATERIAL 1.5 METERS DEEP OVER THE ENTIRE LAND AREA OF THE EARTH – MORE THAN EXISTING
FLORA/FAUNA IN THE SURFACE BIOSPHERE.
• GOLD STATES THAT HOPANOIDS (MOLECULES ATTRIBUTED TO BACTERIA) FOUND IN HYDROCARBON GASES, OIL AND
COAL ARE SIGNS OF BURIED “LIFE” – HOWEVER, RATHER THAN FOSSILS (FROM SURFACE) THEY WERE IN FACT “DINING”
AT DEPTH ON THE UPWELLING PRIMORDEAL HYDROCARBON ENERGY SOURCE.
• GOLD ALSO POINTS OUT THAT NO EXPERIMENTS HAVE EVER BEEN ABLE TO TURN, VIA INCREASING TEMPERATURE AND
PRESSURE, BIOLOGICAL REMAINS INTO HYDROCARBONS.
• ALSO, BE AWARE THAT OLIVENE + WATER + CARBON DIOXIDE = SERPENTINE + MAGNETITE + METHANE.
• THE DISCOVERY (BY REMOTE SENSING AND HUYGENS PROBE) OF VAST RIVERS, LAKES, OCEANS AND GLACIERS OF
METHANE AND ETHANE ON TITAN (MOON OF SATURN) SUPPORTS GOLD’S ABIOTIC HYDROCARBON THEORY – AND KILLS
THE ARGUMENT OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT PREACH “PEAK OIL”.
• WORLD OIL RESERVES IN BILLIONS OF BARRELS: 1980 = 411, 1990 = 748, 2000 = 811, 2010 = 1,200.
• USA NATURAL GAS RESOURCES INCREASED BY 40% LAST YEAR TO 1,836 TRILLION CUBIC FEET – BY FAR THE HIGHEST
RESOURCE EVALUATION IN THE 44 YEAR HISTORY OF THE PGC ANNUAL REVIEW.
• ACCORDING TO THE USGS METHANE HYDRATE, IN THE OCEAN (BELOW 300M) AND IN HIGH LATITUDE PERMAFROST,
CONTAINS ~2 TIMES MORE CARBON THAN ALL OF THE KNOWN AND EXTRACTED OIL, GAS AND COAL ON EARTH.
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EXTENT OF ICE DURING LAST
GLACIAL MAXIMUM THAT
ENDED ~12,000 YEARS AGO
(60% OF THE WORLD’S
LAKES ARE IN CANADA)
(After: Wikipedia Commons)
NOTE: GLACIAL GROOVING IN ROCKS AT AND NEAR BOER MOUNTAIN ARE WEST TO EAST
• CANADA WAS BURIED UNDER MORE THAN ONE KILOMETER OF ICE IN THE LAST ICE‐AGE (WISCONSIN)
THAT ENDED ONLY ~12,000 YEARS AGO. THERE WAS NO VEGETATION (INCLUDING TREES) AND NO
ANIMALS ON CANADA’S LAND SURFACE AT THAT TIME.
• THERE HAVE BEEN TEN SIGNIFICANT GLACIAL MAXIMUMS IN THE PAST 800,000 YEARS.
• THE WISCONSIN GLACIAL EPISODE WAS THE MOST RECENT MAJOR ADVANCE OF THE NORTH
AMERICAN LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET. GLOBALLY, THIS ADVANCE IS KNOWN AS THE LAST GLACIAL
PERIOD. THE WISCONSIN GLACIATION EXTENDED FROM APPROXIMATELY 110,000 TO 10,000 YEARS
AGO, BETWEEN THE EEMIAN INTERGLACIAL AND THE CURRENT INTERGLACIAL. THE MAXIMUM ICE
EXTENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 21,000 YEARS AGO DURING THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM, ALSO
KNOWN AS THE LATE WISCONSIN IN NORTH AMERICA.
• THE WISCONSIN GLACIATION RADICALLY ALTERED THE GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA – LEAVING
CANADA WITH 60% OF THE WORLD’S LAKES AND THE BURNS LAKE REGION WITH EXTENSIVE GLACIAL
TILL COVER (DIFFICULT TO EXPLORE FOR “HIDDEN” MINERAL DEPOSITS).
• BE SURE TO SEE THE SIGNIFICANT GLACIAL GROOVING IN BEDROCK AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
THE BRITISH COLUMBIA PARLIAMENT BUILDING GROUNDS IN VICTORIA (CORNER OF BELLEVILLE AND
MENZIES STREETS) – MARKED WITH A METAL SIGN WITH A SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION.
• IT IS MY OPINION, BASED UPON MY OWN RESEARCH OF THE SCIENCE, THAT THE PRESENT “HYSTERIA”
ABOUT HUMAN CAUSED GLOBAL WARMING IS A HOAX DRIVEN BY ENVIRONMENTALISTS TO RAISE
MONEY (SAVE THE PLANET) AND THE ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT POWER BROKERS (MONEY AND
POWER – TAX THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD FOR THEIR CO2 “OFFENSES”). THE REAL CLIMATE DRIVER
(CAUSED THE TEN GLACIAL PERIODS (MAXIMUMS) OVER THE LAST 880,000 YEARS) IS THE SUN, EARTH`S
PLANETARY ORBITAL PERTURBATIONS, EARTH’S SPIN PRECESSION AND COSMIC RAYS. IT IS ALSO MY
OPINION THAT THE POWER‐HUNGRY ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT DESPOTS HAVE BEEN USING THE
RADICAL ENVIRONMENTAL UTOPIANS AS USEFUL IDIOTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR NEFARIOUS ENDS – TO THE
DETRIMENT OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN B.C.
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IN 2011 B.C. MINING COMPANIES PRODUCED
$9,900,000,000 IN MINERAL REVENUE – A
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE B.C.
ECONOMY
(After: Gavin Dirom, 2010)
• THE PUBLIC TAKES THE GREAT WEALTH CREATED BY MINERAL PRODUCTION IN
BRITISH COLUMBIA FOR GRANTED AS THE FOOTPRINT, UNLIKE THE FOREST
INDUSTRY, IS SO SMALL IT IS NEARLY INVISIBLE (OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND). THEY
FAIL TO MAKE THE CONNECTION THAT ALMOST ALL THE THINGS THEY USE IN THEIR
EVERY DAY LIVES COMES FROM MINING.
• HISTORICALLY MINING HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT AND ESSENTIAL ECONOMIC ENGINE
FOR B.C.’S ECONOMY.
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(After: Gavin Dirom, 2010)
• MOST RURAL COMMUNITIES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA OWE THEIR WELL‐BEING AND
EXISTENCE TO THE EARLY MINERAL EXPLORATION AND MINING SUCCESSES ALL OVER
THE PROVINCE. IN FACT, OVER THE PAST 150 YEARS, SOME $700 BILLION (IN 2012
DOLLARS) HAVE BEEN RECOVERED FROM MINING ACTIVITIES IN THE PROVINCE.
• HISTORICALLY BRITISH COLUMBIA HAS BEEN A LEADER IN MINERAL DEVELOPMENTS
AND WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT CHANGE! BUT, WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE EXPLORATION AND MINING COMPANIES CONTINUE TO FEEL
WELCOME HERE. B.C. IS COMPETING AGAINST OTHER PLACES IN THE WORLD WHEN
IT COMES TO DEVELOPING NEW MINES – WE MUST BE AT THE TOP OF OUR GAME TO
CONTINUE TO BE ONE OF THE LEADING MINERAL PRODUCERS.
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MORRISON
BLACKWATER
(After: Taseko Mines Brochure)
• NOTE THE HIGH CONCENTRATION OF MAJOR OPEN‐PIT MINES AND DEPOSITS IN
SOUTH CENTRAL B.C. AND IN CENTRAL B.C. (BURNS LAKE REGION).
• THE ECONOMICS OF THESE DEPOSITS IS ENHANCED WITH THE PROXIMAL
INFRASTRUCTURE OF ROADS, RAIL, GRID NATURAL GAS, GRID ELECTRIC POWER AND
THE LOCAL AVAILABILITY OF A SKILLED WORK FORCE. HAVING ACCESS TO DEEP SEA
PORTS SUCH AS VANCOUVER AND PRINCE RUPERT IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT AS THE
VAST MAJORITY OF B.C.’S MINERAL PRODUCTION IS EXPORTED TO PACIFIC RIM
COUNTRIES.
• B.C. WAS A SIGNIFICANT MINERALS SUPPLIER TO THE JAPANESE ECONOMIC SUPER‐
CYCLE IN THE 1960S, 1970S AND EARLY 1980S – AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A
SIGNIFICANT MINERAL SUPPLIER TO THE CURRENT ASIAN/INDIAN ECONOMIC SUPER‐
CYCLE.
• SEE: http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/Mapplace/pages/default.aspx
FOR THE WORLD CLASS GIS DATABASE ON B.C.’S MINERAL RESOURCES.
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NOTE WORLD CLASS DEPOSITS
• MOST OF B.C.’S LARGE OPEN‐PIT COAL MINES WERE DEVELOPED DURING THE
JAPANESE ECONOMIC SUPER‐CYCLE IN THE 1960S, 1970S AND EARLY 1980S. NEARLY
ALL THE COAL MINES WERE FINANCED BY JAPANESE OFF‐TAKE CONTRACTS AND LOAN
GUARANTEES.
• CANADA IS A VERY SMALL PLAYER IN THE WORLD COAL BUSINESS ONLY PRODUCING
68 MILLION TONNES OF COAL PER YEAR VERSUS CHINA WITH PRODUCTION OF 2,380
MILLION TONNES. MANY OF THE CHINESE MINES ARE MODERN LARGE
UNDERGROUND LONG‐WALL MINES THAT ARE HIGHLY EFFICIENT (IN SEVERAL CASES
THE BEST IN THE WORLD).
• IF B.C. IS TO REALIZE THE FULL POTENTIAL OF ITS COAL RESOURCES IT WILL REQUIRE
THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING EXPERTISE OF THE CHINESE.
• THERE ARE LARGE COAL DEPOSITS AT TELKWA AND HAT CREEK (NEAR CACHE CREEK)
THAT SHOULD BE DEVELOPED FOR LOW‐COST AND RELIABLE ELECTRIC POWER. IT IS
WORTH NOTING THAT IN 2012 GERMANY EMBARKED ON A MAJOR EXPANSION OF ITS
COAL MINES FOR NEW COAL FIRED POWER PLANTS (A 2,200MW PLANT JUST
COMPLETED AND 23 NEW PLANTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION) BECAUSE WIND AND
SOLAR HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE UNRELIABLE AND VERY EXPENSIVE (SEVERELY
UNECONOMIC).
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NOTE WORLD CLASS DEPOSITS
• MOST OF B.C.’S LARGE OPEN‐PIT COPPER AND MOLYBDENUM MINES WERE
DEVELOPED DURING THE JAPANESE ECONOMIC SUPER‐CYCLE IN THE 1960S, 1970S
AND EARLY 1980S. NEARLY ALL THE MINES WERE FINANCED BY JAPANESE OFF‐TAKE
CONTRACTS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.
• THE GRANISLE AND BELL MINES, AT BABINE LAKE, OPERATED IN THE BURNS LAKE
REGION FOR MANY YEARS. COPPER RESOURCES REMAIN AT THESE PAST PRODUCERS
AND POSITIVE CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY AND IN HIGHER METAL PRICES BODE WELL
FOR THEIR REDEVELOPMENT. BELL IS OWNED BY XSTRATA PLC (VIA MACLAREN
FOREST PRODUCTS INC.). XSTRATA IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST GLOBAL
DIVERSIFIED MINING BUSINESSES.
• THE MORRISON DEPOSIT, OWNED BY PACIFIC BOOKER MINERALS INC., IS SIMILAR IN
SIZE AND GRADE TO GRANISLE AND BELL MINES, IS TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE AND
ECONOMICALLY VIABLE, AND SHOULD BE DEVELOPED.
• THE PROPOSED MORRISON OPEN‐PIT MINE NORTH OF BELL MINE WOULD PRODUCE
1.4 BILLION POUNDS OF COPPER ($4.8 BILLION), 658,000 OUNCES OF GOLD ($1.2
BILLION) AND 10 MILLION POUNDS OF MOLYBDENUM ($115 MILLION). THIS MINE
WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR B.C. FOR +20 YEARS, PRODUCING
MORE COPPER AND GOLD THAN GRANISLE MINE AND BELL MINE COMBINED.
• METAL PRICES USED IN THIS PRESENTATION ARE: COPPER: $3.50/POUND,
MOLYBDENUM: $11.50/POUND, GOLD: $1,750/OUNCE, SILVER: $34/OUNCE.
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NOTE WORLD CLASS DEPOSITS
• THE ENDAKO MINE, EAST OF BURNS LAKE, IS THE LARGEST MOLYBDENUM PRODUCER
IN CANADA AND HAS BEEN OPERATING SINCE 1965.
• ENDAKO’S PRODUCTION SINCE 1965 TOTALS 517 MILLION POUNDS OF
MOLYBDENUM, WORTH ~$6 BILLION AT THE CURRENT MOLYBDENUM PRICE OF
~$11.50/POUND CONTAINED IN MOLYBDIC TRIOXIDE CONCENTRATE.
• THE YORKE‐HARDY MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT, AT SMITHERS, IS THE LARGEST
UNDEVELOPED MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT IN CANADA, IT CONTAINS ~417 MILLION
POUNDS OF MOLYBDENUM WITH AN IN‐SITU VALUE OF $4.8 BILLION. IN ADDITION,
THE DEPOSIT CONTAINS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF TUNGSTEN.
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NOTE WORLD CLASS DEPOSITS
• HISTORICALLY THE BRIDGE RIVER CAMP (INCLUDING BRALORNE) HAS BEEN THE
LARGEST GOLD PRODUCER IN B.C. WITH ~4.2 MILLION OUNCES OF PRODUCTION.
• CURRENTLY IT IS NEW GOLD INC.’S POTENTIAL NEAR TERM PRODUCER BLACKWATER
DEPOSIT, SOUTH OF VANDERHOOF, THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ~7.0
MILLION OUNCES OF GOLD WORTH ~$12 BILLION AT THE CURRENT PRICE OF
$1,750/OUNCE.
• SIMILARLY TASEKO MINES LIMITED’S PROSPERITY DEPOSIT, WEST OF WILLIAMS LAKE,
IS THE LARGEST UNDEVELOPED COPPER‐GOLD DEPOSIT IN CANADA CONTAINING 5.3
BILLION POUNDS OF COPPER AND 13.3 MILLION OUNCES OF GOLD. THE IN SITU
COPPER VALUE IS $19 BILLION AND THE IN SITU GOLD VALUE IS $23 BILLION.
• THE STEWART AREA IN NORTHWEST B.C. IS EMERGING AS A WORLD CLASS GOLD
REGION.
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NOTE WORLD CLASS
DEPOSITS
• THE LARGEST SILVER PRODUCER IN B.C. HAS BEEN THE SULLIVAN MINE AT
KIMBERLEY, A WORLD CLASS SEDEX STYLE DEPOSIT THAT OPERATED FOR ~100 YEARS
MAINLY UNDER THE OWNERSHIP OF COMINCO LTD. (NOW TECK RESOURCES
LIMITED). THE MINE PRODUCED 298 MILLION OUNCES OF SILVER WORTH ~$10.1
BILLION AT THE CURRENT PRICE OF $34/OUNCE. IN ADDITION, SULLIVAN PRODUCED
8.4 MILLION TONNES OF LEAD, 7.9 MILLION TONNES OF ZINC AND MINOR AMOUNTS
OF GOLD, TIN, COPPER, CADMIUM, ANTIMONY AND BISMUTH.
• THE EQUITY DEPOSIT SOUTHWEST OF BURNS LAKE WAS A SIGNIFICANT SILVER
PRODUCER FROM 1981 TO 1991, HAVING PRODUCED 71.4 MILLION OUNCES OF
SILVER WORTH $2.43 BILLION, AND A FURTHER $1.54 BILLION IN GOLD AND COPPER.
• THERE ARE SEVERAL SILVER MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE BURNS LAKE REGION.
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(After: Sachie Morii, 2004)
• B.C. IS WELL ENDOWED WITH HYDROCARBONS WHICH ARE UNFORTUNATELY FAIRLY
EXPENSIVE TO GET TO FOREIGN MARKETS DUE TO LACK OF PIPELINES AND DEEP SEA EXPORT
FACILITIES.
• B.C. SHOULD DEVELOP DOMESTIC GAS‐FIRED POWER PLANTS AND MORE PIPELINES TO TAKE
ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE OF THIS ABUNDANT, LOW‐COST AND RELIABLE FUEL.
From: John Chapman
Sent: July 27, 2009 2:36 PM
To: Chris Gulka; Gerald Carlson; David Makepeace; Bob McGowan, Greg Dawson; Keith Simpson
Subject: game changer in the natural gas industry ‐ positive impact on energy costs for mining developments such as
Cogburn
Gentlemen,
Based upon information I have received over the past year, it is my opinion that the Eastern USA tight shale gas
development is a "game changer" and will provide immense new natural gas supplies at low cost (~US$2.50 per
thousand cf in 2009 dollars) for several hundred years (along with the sedimentary rocks from Gulf of Mexico to
the Canada/Alaska North Slope along the eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains). The current positive changes
in technology and operating cost (horizontal drilling, fracing and computer control) of tight shale gas (often
thousands of feet thick) added 35% to USA gas resources last year ‐ mainly in the Appalachian Mountains! How
wonderful it is that the largest known resource of tight shale gas in the USA is "at" the markets in the Eastern USA.
It has been my opinion for over six months that the Mackenzie Valley and Alaska gas pipelines are now both
"dead" due to these game changing new developments.
You should read Thomas Gold's "Deep Hot Biosphere" to appreciate the size of hydrocarbon resources on earth based
upon his abiotic theory. Saturn's moon Titan, has in my opinion, substantially vindicated Gold's abiotic theory as it
has been discovered by spacecraft in close fly‐bys and the Huygens Probe Impactor that it has oceans/glaciers of
methane and ethane.
Cheers, John
604.536.8356
PS. Further successful development of shale gas will also have a positive impact on the economics of development of
the huge shale oil resources in the USA ‐ thereby keeping petroleum prices low for many years.
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GEOLOGY
BURNS LAKE REGION
Cenozoic: 66 Myr to present
Mesozoic: 245 Myr to 66 Myr
Paleozoic: 570 Myr to 245 Myr
Proterozoic: 2.5 Byr to 570 Myr
• THE BURNS LAKE REGION HAS FAVOURABLE GEOLOGY, WITH MOSTLY INTRUSIVE AND
EXTRUSIVE (VOLCANIC) ROCKS, THAT IS CAPABLE OF YIELDING LARGE TONNAGE
PORPHYRY AND VMS STYLE METALLIC DEPOSITS.
• BURNS LAKE HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN A VERY “HOT” PLACE, WITH LOTS OF MOLTEN
ROCK, IN PAST GEOLOGIC TIME.
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AEROMAGNETIC MAP
BURNS LAKE REGION
(flown 1000 feet above ground level)
• BURNS LAKE IS LOCATED IN A MAGNETIC HIGH.
• HAVING LOTS OF MAGNETIC “NOISE” (HIGHS AND LOWS MEASURED IN GAMMAS OR
NANOTESLAS (nT)) IS USUALLY AN ENCOURAGING INDICATION OF POSSIBLE METALLIC
OREBODIES IN THE MAGMATIC ROCKS (INTRUSIVE AND EXTRUSIVE).
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HISTORICAL AND CURRENT MINES IN BURNS LAKE REGION
MORRISON
BELL
GRANISLE
CRONIN
DOME MTN
PINCHI
TOPLEY RICHFIELD
COPPER CROWN
SILVER FOX
SOWCHEA PLACER
EQUITY
SILVER QUEEN ENDAKO MINE
FRANCOIS PERLITE
• NOTE THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE LARGE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS AT BABINE
LAKE (GRANISLE, BELL AND MORRISON).
• THE MAJOR LAKES IN MOST CASES MARK SIGNIFICANT DEEP‐SEATED REGIONAL
FAULTS – NOTE THE ALLIGNMENT OF THE LAKES AND THE ALLIGNMENT OF THE DOG‐
LEGS.
• MANY OF THE WORLD’S MAJOR MINERAL DEPOSITS OCCUR ON OR ADJACENT TO
MAJOR FAULT SYSTEMS.
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MINERAL CLAIMS NEAR BURNS LAKE
BOER
HANSON
ENDAKO MINE
• THE LARGEST MINERAL CLAIM BLOCKS IN THE BURNS LAKE AREA ARE ENDAKO
(THOMPSON CREEK METALS COMPANY), HANSON (CARLSON/CHAPMAN) AND BOER
(CARLSON/CHAPMAN).
• THE HANSON CLAIMS COVER ~18,000 HECTARES AND THE BOER CLAIMS COVER
~6,800 HECTARES.
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HANSON & BOER MINERAL PROPERTIES (CARLSON & CHAPMAN)
GA
S LIN
PO
WE E
RL
INE
ENDAKO
MINE
• NOTE THE ROAD, RAIL, POWER, GAS CORRIDORS IN THE BURNS LAKE AREA.
• THE PROPOSED ENBRIDGE PIPELINE IS DESIGNED TO TRAVERSE THROUGH THE
CENTER OF THE HANSON PROPERTY.
• PACIFIC NORTHERN GAS LTD.’S 10 INCH DIAMETER NATURAL GAS PIPLINE
(COMMISSIONED IN 1969) TRAVERSES ACROSS THE BOER PROPERTY FROM EAST TO
WEST.
• B.C. HYDRO’S MAIN GRID POWERLINE THAT PARALLELS HIGHWAY 16 IS A 500kV
CONDUCTOR.
• THE ENDAKO MINE HAS OPERATED SINCE 1965 AND HAS JUST UNDERGONE A
SIGNIFICANT PLANT EXPANSION TO ~50,000 TPD OF ORE THROUGH THE PROCESSING
PLANT. THE MINE HAS BEEN A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE B.C. ECONOMY FOR
SOME 47 YEARS. SEE: http://www.endakomines.com/index.php
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BOER PROPERTY
SILVER IN LAKE SEDIMENTS
BURNS
LAKE
• THE BOER PROPERTY, OWNED 50/50 BY KGE MANAGEMENT LTD. (GERALD CARLSON)
AND JOHN A. CHAPMAN, IS A MOST INTERESTING AND POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT
VIRGIN SILVER PLAY, BASED UPON RGS 2011 SAMPLING (MAINLY LAKE
SEDIMENTS). THE RGS 2011 SILVER GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALY AT BOER APPEARS TO
BE ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST INTENSE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. THE BOER IS
AVAILABLE FOR OPTION.
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• ZTEM (AFMAG AT 30HZ TO 700HZ) IS ABLE TO DETECT LARGE MINERAL BODIES (PORPHYRY COPPER)
THROUGH THIN COVER SUCH AS GLACIAL OVERBURDEN OR YOUNG VOLCANIC CAPPING. IT DOES
DEPEND UPON LIGHTENING TO GENERATE THE LOW FREQUENCY EM WAVES.
• THE ZTEM OR Z AXIS TIPPER ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEM IS AN INNOVATIVE AIRBORNE EM SYSTEM
WHICH USES THE NATURAL OR PASSIVE FIELDS OF THE EARTH AS THE SOURCE OF TRANSMITTED
ENERGY. THE EARTH AND IONOSPHERE, BOTH CONDUCTIVE, ACT AS A WAVEGUIDE TO “TRANSMIT”
THE SOURCE ENERGY GREAT DISTANCES. DUE TO THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY PROPAGATE, THESE
NATURAL FIELDS ARE PLANAR AND HORIZONTAL. ANY VERTICAL FIELD IS CAUSED BY CONDUCTIVITY
CONTRASTS IN THE EARTH. THE VERTICAL EM FIELD IS REFERENCED TO THE HORIZONTAL EM FIELD AS
MEASURED BY A SET OF HORIZONTAL BASE STATION COILS. THE PROPRIETARY RECEIVER DESIGN USING
THE ADVANTAGES OF MODERN DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING DELIVERS
EXCEPTIONALLY LOW‐NOISE LEVELS.
• GEOTECH’S VTEM HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO DETECT AND DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN MODERATE TO
EXCELLENT CONDUCTORS USING A LOW BASE FREQUENCY, LONG PULSE WIDTH, AND DERIVED B‐FIELD.
THE B‐FIELD IS DERIVED FROM INTEGRATING DATA COLLECTED AT 96 KHZ OVER THE ENTIRE
WAVEFORM.
• AEROTEM IS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING WITH ITS ORIGINAL CONCEPT
OF A CONCENTRIC COIL HELICOPTER‐BORNE TIME DOMAIN EM SYSTEM.
• AEROQUEST HAS DEVELOPED 3 GENERATIONS OF AEROTEM SYSTEMS AND HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY
REFINING THE DESIGNS AS AN EXPLORATION TOOL THAT IS OPTIMIZED TO PROVIDE THE MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF INFORMATION ON THE TARGET APPLICATION. THE COMBINATION OF RESOLUTION,
CONDUCTANCE DISCRIMINATION, AND GEOMETRIC INFORMATION RESULTS IN A SYSTEM WITH A WIDE
APPLICABILITY.
• GEOTECH USES A GEOMETRICS/SCINTREX SPLIT‐BEAM TOTAL‐FIELD MAGNETIC SENSOR, WITH A
SAMPLING INTERVAL OF 0.1 SECONDS AND AN IN‐FLIGHT SENSITIVITY OF 0.02 NT IS UTILIZED. THE
MAGNETOMETER WILL PERFORM CONTINUOUSLY IN AREAS OF HIGH MAGNETIC GRADIENT WITH THE
AMBIENT RANGE OF THE SENSOR APPROXIMATELY 20K‐100K NT.
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HANSON PROPERTY (17,950 HECTARES)
ZTEM AIRBORNE SURVEY
(IP‐30Hz‐DT)
• GEOTECH'S PROPRIETARY ZTEM IS AN INNOVATIVE NEW AIRBORNE AFMAG (AUDIO‐
FREQUENCY MAGNETICS) SYSTEM FOR PLANE‐WAVE FREQUENCY DOMAIN
ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEYING, WHICH CAN BE OPERATED BY A HELICOPTER OR A
FIXED‐WING AIRCRAFT. UTILIZING THE NATURALLY OCCURRING OR PASSIVE EM
FIELDS FROM WORLDWIDE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OF THE EARTH (LIGHTNING) AS
THE SOURCE OF TRANSMITTED ENERGY, THIS REVOLUTIONARY TECHNOLOGY HAS A
PROPRIETARY RECEIVER DESIGN AND ADVANCED DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AND SIGNAL
PROCESSING. THIS ALLOWS FOR LOW NOISE LEVELS AND EXCEPTIONAL RESOLUTION
AND UNPARALLELED DEPTH PENETRATION, WELL‐SUITED TO MAPPING DEEPLY
BURIED, PORPHYRY HOSTED AND STRUCTURALLY CONTROLLED TARGET TYPES.
• THE NEW ZTEM SYSTEM CAN PROVIDE EM RESISTIVITY DATA TO A DEPTH BELOW
GROUND SURFACE OF 2KM – SUPERIOR TO ANY PRIOR AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICAL
METHOD.
• SEVERAL OF THE HANSON ZTEM ANOMALIES (IN RED) CONFIRM AND EXPAND UPON
THE INDUCED POLARIZATION (IP) SURVEYS DONE BY ENDAKO MINES IN THE 1970S,
WHICH HAD RESOLUTION TO ONLY ~400 METERS DEPTH.
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HISTORICAL MINES ON BABINE LAKE
BELL MINE
GRANISLE MINE
GRANISLE TOWNSITE
• GRANISLE (1966 – 1982) AND BELL (1972 – 1992) ARE LARGE PAST OPEN‐PIT COPPER
PRODUCERS ON BABINE LAKE. THEY MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO B.C.’S
ECONOMY. BELL HAS SIGNIFICANT REMAINING COPPER RESOURCES DEFINED THAT
MAY BE ECONOMIC UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS.
• GRANISLE PRODUCED 472 MILLION POUNDS OF COPPER WORTH $1.6 BILLION AT THE
CURRENT COPPER PRICE OF $3.50/POUND. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS MINOR
PRODUCTION OF MOLYDENUM, GOLD AND SILVER.
• BELL PRODUCED 672 MILLION POUNDS OF COPPER WORTH $2.4 BILLION AT THE
CURRENT COPPER PRICE OF $3.50/POUND. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS MINOR
PRODUCTION OF GOLD AND SILVER.
• THE PROPOSED MORRISON OPEN‐PIT MINE NORTH OF BELL MINE WOULD PRODUCE
1,370 MILLION POUNDS OF COPPER ($4.8 BILLION), 658,000 OUNCES OF GOLD ($1.2
BILLION) AND 10 MILLION POUNDS OF MOLYBDENUM ($115 MILLION). THIS MINE
WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR B.C. FOR +20 YEARS. SEE:
http://www.pacificbooker.com/
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DIAVIK DIAMOND MINE “IN” LAC de GRAS, NWT
DIAVIK DIAMOND MINE “ IN”
(Analog for Development of Morrison Deposit on Babine Lake?)
CANADA HAS 60% OF THE LAKES IN THE WORLD, ON 7% OF THE WORLD’S LAND
NOTE DAMS PLACED OUT INTO THE LAKE SO THAT THE ENCLOSURE COULD BE DEWATERED TO
FACILITATE OPEN‐PIT MINING THE FORMERLY UNDERWATER OREBODIES
• CANADA HAS 60% OF THE LAKES IN THE WORLD (CREATED BY GLACIATION), ON 7%
OF THE WORLD’S LAND.
• NOTE DAMS PLACED OUT INTO LAKE de GRAS SO THAT THE ENCLOSURE COULD BE
DEWATERED TO FACILITATE OPEN‐PIT MINING THE FORMERLY UNDERWATER
DIAMOND BEARING OREBODIES.
• MORRISON DEPOSIT DEVELOPERS SHOULD CONSIDER THIS METHOD TO BE ABLE TO
EXTRACT ANY UNDERWATER PORTION OF THE MORRISON DEPOSIT THAT IS NOT
CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE RESERVES IN THE CURRENT MINE PLAN.
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BEFORE
OSISKO MINING CORPORATION
MOVES 150 HOMES AND
SEVERAL MALARTIC, QUEBEC
COMMUNITY BUILDINGS TO
FACILITATE THE MALARTIC GOLD
DEPOSIT DEVELOPMENT AS AN
OPEN‐PIT MINE IN 2010
AFTER
• HISTORICALLY MANY TOWNS AND CITIES HAVE BEEN TOTALLY OR PARTIALLY MOVED
TO ACCOMMODATE THE GREAT WEALTH THAT CAN BE EXTRACTED FROM
UNDERLYING MINERAL DEPOSITS.
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BINGHAM CANYON MINE, MILL, SMELTER, REFINERY COMPLEX – ONE OF THE
LARGEST IN THE WORLD – ADJACENT TO SALT LAKE CITY UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
• NOTE THE SCALE ON THIS GOOGLE EARTH IMAGE. THE OPEN‐PIT AND DUMPS COVER
SOME 13KM BY 8KM, AS DOES THE PLANT AND TAILINGS FACILITY.
• THE BINGHAM CANYON MINE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE KENNECOTT COPPER MINE, IS AN
OPEN‐PIT MINING OPERATION EXTRACTING A LARGE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT
SOUTHWEST OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA, IN THE OQUIRRH MOUNTAINS. IT IS THE
DEEPEST OPEN‐PIT MINE IN THE WORLD. THE MINE IS OWNED BY RIO TINTO GROUP,
AN INTERNATIONAL MINING AND EXPLORATION COMPANY HEADQUARTERED IN THE
UNITED KINGDOM. THE COPPER OPERATIONS AT BINGHAM CANYON MINE ARE
MANAGED THROUGH KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER CORPORATION WHICH OPERATES
THE MINE, A CONCENTRATOR PLANT, A SMELTER, AND A REFINERY. THE MINE HAS
BEEN IN PRODUCTION SINCE 1906, AND HAS RESULTED IN THE CREATION OF A PIT
OVER 0.75 MILES (1.21 KM) DEEP, 2.5 MILES (4 KM) WIDE, AND COVERING 1,900
ACRES (770 HA). ACCORDING TO KENNECOTT, IT IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST MAN‐
MADE EXCAVATION.
• RIO TINTO IS CURRENTLY STUDYING A PLAN TO EXTEND THE OPEN‐PIT 1,000 FEET
(305 M) SOUTHWARD, WHICH WOULD EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE MINE INTO THE MID‐
2030S. THE PLAN IS CONTINGENT ON APPROVAL BY THE RIO TINTO BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AND APPROXIMATELY 25 REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS. IN
ADDITION, THE COMPANY HAS DISCOVERED WHAT THEY BELIEVE TO BE ONE OF THE
WORLD’S LARGEST MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS THAT EXTENDS SEVERAL THOUSAND
FEET BELOW THE PRESENT OPEN‐PIT. THEY ARE CONSIDERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THIS DEPOSIT BY UNDERGROUND BLOCK‐CAVING.
• THE BINGHAM MINE IS THE SINGLE BIGGEST ECONOMIC “ENGINE” IN UTAH.
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BUTTE MINE THE BIG HOLE
BUTTE, MONTANA KIMBERLEY, SOUTH AFRICA
KALGOORLIE SUPER‐PIT MIRNY DIAMOND MINE
WESTERN AUSTRALIA SIBERIA, RUSSIA
• CREATING WEALTH “AT HOME”, SO TO SPEAK!
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COAL TRANSPORT: FROM MINE TO MARKET
• MODERN LARGE RAIL SYSTEMS AND PORT FACILITIES WILL ENSURE THE CENTRAL B.C.
ECONOMIC ENGINE CONTINUES TO FUNCTION AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF
CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE. LOCAL COMMUNITIES MUST
UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE OF THE CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE TO CANADA’S ECONOMY AND MUST NOT GET INTO A “NOT IN MY
BACKYARD” (NIMBY) STATE OF MIND.
• COALSPUR MINES LTD. IS DEVELOPING THE VISTA DEPOSIT NEAR HINTON, ALBERTA
TO CREATE CANADA’S LARGEST EVER COAL MINE (20 MILLION TONNES PER YEAR
MINED PRODUCING 12 MILLION TONNES OF CLEANED COAL). THIS PROJECT
REQUIRES CNR AND PRINCE RUPERT PORT TO DELIVER ITS HIGH‐QUALITY THERMAL
COAL TO PACIFIC RIM MARKETS.
• THERE ARE SEVERAL EXTREMELY LARGE, HIGH‐QUALITY, NEAR‐SURFACE COAL
DEPOSITS IN THE HINTON AND EDSON, ALBERTA REGION THAT COULD SUPPLY HIGH‐
QUALITY THERMAL COAL TO WORLD MARKETS FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS BY USING
CNR AND PRINCE RUPERT PORT INFRASTRUCTURE.
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PIPELINES: SAFEST & MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO TRANSPORT LIQUIDS & GASES
PIPELINES: SAFEST & MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO TRANSPORT LIQUIDS & GASES
1953 TRANS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE
CONSTRUCTION IN COQUIHALLA ‐
SIXTY YEARS OF SAFE AND EFFICIENT
OPERATIONS
• NATURAL GAS AND OIL PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT IN THE BURNS LAKE REGION WOULD
BE POSITIVE TOWARD FURTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS IT WILL IMPROVE
WORKFORCE SKILLS, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SERVICE COMPANIES AND PROVIDE
IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE SHARED WITH FUTURE BUSINESSES.
• JUST LIKE THE RAIL AND PORT INFRASTRUCTURE, PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE
PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO CANADA AND MUST BE EMBRACED
POSITIVELY BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY.
• I WAS FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN HOPE, B.C. IN THE 1950S WHEN TWO MAJOR PIPELINES
(OIL AND THEN NATURAL GAS) WERE CONSTRUCTED THROUGH THE TOWN TO THE
COAST – THESE DEVELOPMENTS HAD A LARGE AND LONG LASTING BENEFIT FOR THE
PEOPLE OF HOPE. THESE DEVELOPMENTS INSPIRED ME AND TOOK ME TO WELDING
JOBS ON PIPELINES IN ALBERTA, THEN TO MAJOR RADAR SITE CONSTRUCTION ON THE
D.E.W. LINE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE AND ULTIMATELY ON TO UNIVERSITY IN
MINING ENGINEERING.
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PIPELINES: SAFEST & MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO TRANSPORT LIQUIDS & GASES
PIPELINES: SAFEST & MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO TRANSPORT LIQUIDS & GASES
CONSTRUCTING A 36” DIAMETER 158km OIL PIPELINE THROUGH
JASPER NATIONAL PARK (UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE) AND PIPELINES ARE THE SAFEST
MOUNT ROBSON PROVINCIAL PARK (COMPLETED 2008) (HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT)
AND MOST EFFICIENT WAY
TO TRANSPORT HIGH
VOLUMES OF LIQUIDS
AND/OR GASES OVER LONG
DISTANCES
KINDER MORGAN’S 1,150km
TRANS MOUNTAIN OIL
PIPELINE FROM EDMONTON
TO VANCOUVER (much of it
in the Fraser River drainage
PROPOSED NORTHERN GATEWAY PIPELINE basin) HAS OPERATED
SUCCESSFULLY FOR 59 YEARS
IN MORE RUGGED TERRAIN
THAN ENBRIDGE’S
PROPOSED 1,177km
NORTHERN GATEWAY OIL
PIPELINE FROM EDMONTON
TO KITIMAT
• THE 59 YEAR OLD TRANS MOUNTAIN OIL PIPELINE HAS ABOUT HALF OF ITS LENGTH IN
THE FRASER RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN – ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST SALMON
PRODUCING RIVERS – WITHOUT ADVERSE AFFECTS.
• KINDER MORGAN: IN 2008 COMPLETED A 36" DIAMETER PIPELINE THROUGH A
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE: JASPER NATIONAL PARK AND MOUNT ROBSON
PROVINCIAL PARK, CANADA. THIS IS PART OF THE TRANS MOUNTAIN OIL PIPELINE
(1953) UP GRADE.
• MODERN PIPELINES BUILT WITH STRONG ALLOY STEELS , GOOD WELDABILITY AND
WITH THEIR EXTENSIVE LEAK DETECTION AND ISOLATION SYSTEMS, THAT ARE USING
THE LATEST GPS, ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, ARE BY
FAR THE SAFEST AND MOST EFFICIENT METHOD OF TRANSPORTING LARGE VOLUMES
OF LIQUIDS AND GASES.
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NEED FOR LOW‐COST RELIABLE ELECTRICITY
NEED FOR LOW‐
2,130 MW HIGHVALE COAL MINE
SUNDANCE SEBA BEACH, ALBERTA
COAL‐FIRED (7.5 MILLION TPA)
PLANT
• COAL‐FIRED POWER PLANTS ARE COMMON IN ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN. THEY
CONTINUE TO SUPPLY LOW‐COST RELIABLE ELECTRIC POWER TO WESTERN CANADIAN
CONSUMERS.
• THE 60 AND 90 CUBIC YARD DRAGLINES (BUCKET CAPACITY) SHOWN ARE AMONG
THE WORLD’S LARGEST LAND MACHINES, IN THE 1970s THEY COST ~US$90 MILLION
EACH. MANALTA COAL LTD. OPERATED MORE OF THESE LARGE DRAGLINES THAN
ANY OTHER COMPANY IN CANADA. ALSO, MANALTA WAS CANADA’S LARGEST
PURCHASER OF CATERPILLER MINING EQUIPMENT AND WIRE ROPES (FOR DRAGLINES
AND SHOVELS).
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NEED FOR LOW‐COST RELIABLE ELECTRICITY
NEED FOR LOW‐
• B.C. HYDRO, OVER THE PAST 22 YEARS, HAS HAD TO PURCHASE SMALL QUANTITIES OF ELECRICITY ~50%
OF THE TIME FROM OUTSIDE THE PROVINCE TO MEET DOMESTIC DEMAND (MAINLY FROM BASE LOAD
GENERATION PLANTS: COAL (ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN & USA) AND NUCLEAR (USA)) – THIS IS
SHAMEFUL THAT B.C. HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FULLY SUPPLY ITS OWN ELECTRICITY NEEDS.
• THE PROVINCE IS HEADING STRAIGHT INTO POWER PURGATORY WITHOUT ANY CLEAR PLAN TOWARD
RENEWED ENERGY SELF SUFFICIENCY. UNDER WAC BENNETT IN THE 1970'S, B.C. HYDRO HAD A
NUCLEAR GROUP STUDYING NUCLEAR POWER OPTIONS FOR B.C. BEYOND SITE C HYDRO POWER.
PREMIER BENNETT KNEW THAT WE WERE REACHING THE SATURATION LIMIT ON BIG DAMS AND THE
FUTURE POWER ECONOMICS WERE MOVING TOWARD HAT CREEK COAL (B.C. HYDRO SPENT $80
MILLION ON THIS PROJECT IN THE 1970'S) AND NUCLEAR. IN ADDITION, B.C.'S MAJOR POWER
GENERATION WAS REMOTE FROM THE MAIN LOAD IN SOUTHWESTERN B.C. HENCE, TRANSMISSION
CAPITAL, TRANSMISSION LOSSES AND POWER FACTOR PROBLEMS (VOLTAGE AND AMPERAGE OUT OF
PHASE) NEGATIVELY IMPACTED ECONOMICS OF MORE REMOTE HYDRO SITES. HAT CREEK COAL AND
NUCLEAR WOULD BOTH PUT MAJOR POWER GENERATION NEAR THE LOAD IN SOUTHWESTERN B.C.
WAC BENNETT ALWAYS STRIVED TO PUT B.C. ON THE LEADING EDGE IN THE WORLD WITH MODERN
LOW COST POWER GENERATION/TRANSMISSION, MODERN ROADS AND RAIL AND HIGH TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATIONS. IN THE PAST 22 YEARS WE HAVE LET THIS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE SLIP AWAY.
• GREEN ENERGY HAS BEEN THE MANTRA OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AND HYDRO FOR SEVERAL
YEARS. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT A VALID ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVE TO THE ESTABLISHED POWER
GENERATION METHODS, INCLUDING MAINLY COAL, NUCLEAR, HYDRO AND NATURAL GAS. THE DANISH
GOVERNMENT, ORIGINAL LEADERS IN GREEN ENERGY, DECIDED ON JANUARY 24, 2002 TO DROP PLANS
FOR INSTALLING THREE OFFSHORE WIND POWER FARMS. ECONOMICS MINISTER BENDT BENDTSEN
JUSTIFIED HIS DECISION BY STATING, "WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE COSTS FOR SOCIETY AND
DENMARK'S COMPETITIVENESS IF WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE USE OF GREEN ENERGY". TODAY
GERMANY IS AGAIN BUILDING COAL FIRED POWER PLANTS AS WIND AND SOLAR HAVE BEEN A
MISERABLE TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC FAILURE.
• AT THIS TIME B.C. SHOULD ALSO CONSIDER NATURAL GAS FIRED POWER PLANTS AS THE CAPITAL COST
IS LOW AND THE NATURAL GAS SUPPLY IS IMMENSE AND INEXPENSIVE.
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NEED FOR LOW‐COST RELIABLE ELECTRICITY
NEED FOR LOW‐
YONGGWANG 5,640 MW
2.07 X LARGER THAN BENNETT DAM
(covers only 115 hectares)
UNSCEAR & ZBIGNIEW JAWOROWSKI, M.D., Ph.D., D.SC.:
The radiation from Chernobyl is dwarfed in comparison with
natural background radiation
The Chernobyl accident produced no scientifically confirmed
W.A.C. BENNETT DAM 2,730 MW
fatalities in the general population – just excessive radiophobia
(covers 166,000 hectares)
• THE SIXTH LARGEST POWER PLANT IN THE WORLD IS THE BRUCE NUCLEAR REACTOR IN ONTARIO,
CANADA (6,810MW). SOUTH KOREA’S YONGGWANG NUCLEA PLANT, SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE, IS THE
TENTH LARGEST POWER PLANT IN THE WORLD.
• BILL WALKER AT LEWROCKWELL.COM STATES, “ONE METRIC TON (TONNE) OF URANIUM COMPLETELY
FISSIONED EQUALS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILLION TONNES OF OIL. SO THE WORLD’S 46 MILLION TONNES
OF CURRENTLY AVAILABLE NUCLEAR FUEL IS ROUGHLY EQUAL TO 92 TRILLION TONNES OF OIL, OR
24,000 YEARS OF WORLD OIL USAGE.”
• SEE: HTTPS://WWW.21STCENTURYSCIENCETECH.COM/SAMPLE.HTML FOR MANY SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY ARTICLES THAT PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE MANY BENEFITS OF NUCLEAR POWER.
• ON THE FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI PLANT DAMAGE BY THE TSUNAMI SURGE, DR. TED ROCKWELL, A NUCLEAR
EXPERT, STATED, “…YOU HAVE RADIATION ZEALOTS THREATENING TO ORDER PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR
HOMES, TO WANDER, HOMELESS AND PANIC STRICKEN, THROUGH THE BATTERED COUNTRYSIDE, TO
DO WHAT? ALL TO AVOID A TRIVIAL RADIATION LEVEL, LOWER THAN IF YOU WENT SKIING.”
• ON JULY 23, 2010 NOVOSTI, INTERFAX, INTERIA, OTHER BELARUSIAN, RUSSIAN, AND POLISH NEWS
AGENCIES ANNOUNCED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF BELARUS DECIDED TO RESETTLE HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE BACK INTO THE 2,000 GHOST‐VILLAGES IN THE CHERNOBYL EXCLUSION ZONE
FROM WHICH THEY HAD BEEN HASTILY REMOVED 24 YEARS AGO. THE CURRENT DECISION OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF BELARUS IS AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL EVENT WHICH MAY BRING A POSITIVE
CHANGE IN ACCEPTANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER BY THE PUBLIC. IT PROBABLY RESULTS FROM YEARS OF
STUDIES REVIEWED BY UNSCEAR WHICH SHOW THAT THE CHERNOBYL CATASTROPHE CAUSED A
MINUSCULE RISK FOR THE GENERAL POPULATION. THE ONLY FATAL VICTIMS WERE AMONG THE
EMPLOYEES OF THE POWER STATION AND RESCUE WORKERS. THERE IS NO INCREASE OF NEOPLASTIC
MORTALITY AMONG THESE WORKERS, NOR OF CANCER INCIDENCE AND HEREDITARY DISEASES AMONG
THE INHABITANTS OF “CONTAMINATED AREAS”(UNSCEAR 2008). UNSCEAR IS THE UNITED NATIONS
SCIENCE COMMITTEE ON THE EFFECTS OF ATOMIC RADIATION.
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NEED FOR LOW‐COST RELIABLE ELECTRICITY
NEED FOR LOW‐
CAPITAL COST ESTIMATES FOR LARGE POWER GENERATING FACILITIES IN 2010
CANADIAN DOLLARS:
•GAS FIRED SIMPLE CYCLE: ~$800,000/MW
•GAS FIRED COMBINED CYCLE : ~$1,100,000/MW
•PULVERIZED COAL FIRED WITH TRADITIONAL NOX, SOX, MERCURY, CLEANUP AND
PRECIPITATORS: ~$1,700,000/MW
•GEOTHERMAL: ~$2,200,000/MW
•WIND FARM ON LAND: ~$3,200,000/MW (UNRELIABLE)
•NUCLEAR: ~$3,900,000/MW (62 PLANTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, 59,000MW, ONLY ONE IN N.A.)
•MEDIUM BIOMASS: ~$4,000,000/MW
•SOLAR POWER: ~$5,500,000/MW (UNRELIABLE)
•FUEL CELLS: ~$5,600,000/MW
•COAL FIRED WITH CARBON CAPTURE ~$11,666,000/MW
NOTE: (1) GERMANY HAS JUST COMPLETED A NEW 2,200MW COAL FIRED POWER PLANT NEAR COLOGNE; 23 NEW
COAL FIRED POWER PLANTS ARE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN GERMANY, AND (2) GERMANY EXPLAINS THESE
PLANTS ARE NECESSARY AS WIND AND SOLAR HAVE TURNED OUT TO BE UNAFFORDABLY EXPENSIVE AND
UNRELIABLE (WINDMILLS ARE ONLY 16.3% EFFICIENT AND AFTER SPENDING BILLIONS OF EUROS ON SOLAR IT ONLY
REPRESENTS 0.084% OF GENERATING CAPACITY) (After: AEO2010)
• GERMANY HAS JUST COMPLETED A NEW 2,200MW COAL FIRED POWER PLANT
(LARGER THAN CANADA’S LARGEST AT SUNDANCE WEST OF EDMONTON) NEAR
COLOGNE – 23 NEW COAL FIRED POWER PLANTS ARE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN
GERMANY. GERMANY EXPLAINS THESE PLANTS ARE NECESSARY AS WIND AND SOLAR
HAVE TURNED OUT TO BE UNAFFORDABLY EXPENSIVE AND UNRELIABLE
• ELECTRIFICATION WAS THE TOP RATED ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT TO THE LIFE OF
EARTHLINGS IN THE PAST CENTURY. THE MAJORITY OF THE TOP 20 ACHIEVEMENTS
WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT WIDESPREAD DISTRIBUTION OF
ELECTRICITY. ELECTRIFICATION CHANGED NORTH AMERICA’S ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND GAVE RURAL POPULATIONS THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AND
AMENITIES AS PEOPLE IN THE CITIES. IT PROVIDES THE POWER FOR SMALL
APPLIANCES IN THE HOME, FOR COMPUTERS IN CONTROL ROOMS THAT ROUTE
POWER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND FOR THE MACHINERY THAT PRODUCES
CAPITAL GOODS AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS. CLEARLY, THE READY AVAILABILITY OF
THE ELECTRIC POWER WE USE IN OUR HOMES AND BUSINESSES EXEMPLIFIES HOW
ENGINEERING CHANGED THE WORLD DURING THE 20TH CENTURY. SEE:
HTTP://WWW.GREATACHIEVEMENTS.ORG/?ID=4793
• THE SMALL RUN‐OF‐RIVER HYDRO ELECTRIC PLANTS BUILT BY INDEPENDENT POWER
PRODUCERS IN B.C. IN MY OPINION ARE EXPENSIVE AND INSIGNIFICANT TO THE
PROVINCIAL POWER NEEDS. THEY HAVE CAUSED A TROUBLING INCREASE IN
ELECTRICITY PRICES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
• IN ADDITION, IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE WIND FARMS AND SOLAR POWER
FACILITIES BUILT IN B.C. UNDER THE GREEN ENERGY PLAN ARE A SIGNIFICANT
TECHNICAL (UNRELIABLE) AND ECONOMIC (ULTRA EXPENSIVE) FAILURE.
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STATUS OF B.C. MINING & RELATED REGULATIONS
• IN CURRENT 2012 DOLLARS THE B.C. MINING INDUSTRY IS LAGGING BEHIND THE BOOM YEARS
OF THE LATE 1960S AND EARLY 1970S ON A PER CAPITA DECADAL BASIS ($1,500 VERSUS $2,400),
TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE PROVINCE’S SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND DEBT MANAGEMENT
• FOUR VERY LARGE B.C. MINERAL DEPOSITS HAVE BEEN DENIED DEVELOPMENT BY EITHER THE
B.C. OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN RECENT YEARS, THEY ARE: WINDY CRAGGY (1993), KEMESS
NORTH (2007), PROSPERITY (2010) AND NOW MORRISON (2012) – IN MY OPINION, TO THE
SIGNIFICANT DETRIMENT OF THE B.C. ECONOMY
• THESE DENIALS WERE PUSHED BY THE GREEN RELIGION LUDDITES, ABORIGINALS AND THE ZERO
TOLERANCE ML/ARD PERMITTING PERSONNEL OF THE B.C. MINISTRY OF MINES OFFICE
• B.C. MINING REGULATIONS, INCLUDING MINE PERMITTING HAVE BECOME EXCESSIVELY
COMPLEX – IN THE 1960S IT TOOK SIX MONTHS TO ACHIEVE A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT; NOW IT
TAKES AT LEAST THREE YEARS AND PERHAPS FOREVER. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REALIZES
THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAS MOVED TO REDUCE ITS ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW STAFF AND
TIME SCHEDULE – IN MY OPINION THIS IS LONG OVERDUE COMMON SENSE AND THE B.C.
GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO FOLLOW IN LOCK‐STEP
• THE B.C. GOVERNMENT’S CARBON TAX AND ITS GROWING NUMBER OF CARBONISTA CIVIL
SERVANTS IS TROUBLING, UNPRODUCTIVE AND VERY EXPENSIVE FOR THE ECONOMY
• B.C. HAS SEVERAL OVERACTIVE GROUPS OF GREEN RELIGION LUDDITES AND ABORIGINALS
FOCUSED UPON THEIR GRIEVANCES INSTEAD OF THEIR, AND HUMANITY’S, OPPORTUNITIES.
THESE NEGATIVE FORCES ALONG WITH THE CARBON TAX AND B.C.’s NUMEROUS AND STRONG
UNIONS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO ATTRACT RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT CAPITAL TO
B.C. (REFER TO THE FRASER INSTITUTE ANNUAL MINING INDUSTRY REPORT FOR MORE DETAILS)
AS STATED IN THE 2011/2012 FRASER INSTITUTE MINING STUDY, B.C. IS UNDER‐
PERFORMING ON ITS MINERAL PRODUCTION POTENTIAL AND CHANGES ARE NEEDED
NOW IF WE ARE TO REAP THE BENEFITS OF GREATER ECONOMIC WEALTH TO PAY DOWN
PROVINCIAL DEBT AND TO FUND SOCIAL PROGRAMS.
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• THE FRASER INSTITUTE SURVEY OF MINING COMPANIES 2011/2012 RANKS B.C. AS IN
THE TOP 25% IN THE WORLD FOR MINERAL POTENTIAL BASED UPON INDUSTRY BEST
PRACTICE STANDARDS. HOWEVER, B.C. ONLY RANKS ONLY SLIGHTLY ABOVE
AVERAGE UNDER EXISTING REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS (ENVIRONMENTALIST
AND ABORIGINAL CHALLENGES) – THEREFORE SHOWING THE PROVINCE HAS
CONSIDERABLE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
• THE CURRENT MINERAL POTENTIAL INDEX IS BASED ON RESPONDENTS’ ANSWERS TO
THE QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT A JURISDICTION’S MINERAL POTENTIAL
UNDER THE CURRENT POLICY ENVIRONMENT ENCOURAGES OR DISCOURAGES
EXPLORATION.
• THE POLICY POTENTIAL INDEX IS A COMPOSITE INDEX THAT MEASURES THE EFFECTS
ON EXPLORATION OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES INCLUDING UNCERTAINTY
CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF
EXISTING REGULATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; REGULATORY
DUPLICATION AND IN CONSISTENCIES; TAXATION; UNCERTAINTY CONCERNING
NATIVE LAND CLAIMS AND PROTECTED AREAS; INFRASTRUCTURE; SOCIO ECONOMIC
AGREEMENTS; POLITICAL STABILITY; LABOR ISSUES; GEOLOGICAL DATA BASE; AND
SECURITY. THIS YEAR, A QUESTION ON CORRUPTION WAS ADDED.
• REFER TO THE FRASER INSTITUTE WEBSITE FOR A COPY OF THE COMPLETE REPORT ON
ANNUAL SURVEY OF MINING COMPANIES 2011/2012. SEE: HTTP://WWW.FRASERINSTITUTE.ORG/
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• BEST PRACTICES MINERAL POTENTIAL INDEX SHOWS THE MINERAL POTENTIAL OF
JURISDICTIONS, ASSUMING THEIR POLICIES ARE BASED ON “BEST PRACTICES.” IN
OTHER WORDS, THIS FIGURE REPRESENTS, IN A SENSE, A JURISDICTION’S “PURE”
MINERAL POTENTIAL, SINCE IT ASSUMES A “BEST PRACTICES” POLICY REGIME.
• ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT INDEX IS ONE OF THE MOST REVEALING IN THIS STUDY. IT
SUBTRACTS EACH JURISDICTION’S SCORE FOR MINERAL POTENTIAL UNDER “BEST
PRACTICES” FROM MINERAL POTENTIAL UNDER “CURRENT” REGULATIONS.
• REFER TO THE FRASER INSTITUTE WEBSITE FOR A COPY OF THE COMPLETE REPORT ON
ANNUAL SURVEY OF MINING COMPANIES 2011/2012. SEE: HTTP://WWW.FRASERINSTITUTE.ORG/
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NEED FOR FAIR AND DEMOCRATIC LABOUR LAWS
FOR EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF RESOURCES IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN
DEMOCRACY IN THE WORK PLACE. MANY UNIONS BECOME HEAVY‐HANDED BY
DEMANDING RESTRICTIVE WORK PRACTICES, AND IF MANAGEMENT IS SUBMISSIVE, IT
OFTEN BEGINS THE DECLINE TOWARD BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY TO THE DETRIMENT OF
THE WORKERS, THEIR FAMILIES, THE SHAREHOLDERS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
MY EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE MINING INDUSTRY SHOWS THAT A UNION‐FREE
OPERATION IS A MORE PRODUCTIVE BUSINESS UNIT THAN ONE THAT IS UNIONIZED, BUT
IS DOES TAKE MORE EFFORT ON THE PART OF MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE FAIR AND
DEMOCRATIC WORK PRACTICES, AT ALL TIMES
TO MAXIMIZE BUSINESS EFFICIENCY IN THE PROVINCE IT IS IMPORTANT THE B.C. LABOUR
LAWS ARE FAIR AND BALANCED, SO THAT THERE IS A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR LABOUR
AND MANAGEMENT
SOME B.C. LABOUR LAWS THAT SHOULD BE CHANGED:
•ALLOW REPLACEMENT WORKERS DURING A STRIKE/LOCKOUT
•CANCEL CERTIFICATIONS THREE YEARS AFTER PERMANENT BUSINESS CLOSURE
•RESTRICT SECONDARY PICKETING
IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE FOR B.C. THAT THE LABOUR LAWS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
FOR A GOVERNMENT SUPERVISED SECRET BALLOT WHEN A UNION IS SEEKING A
BUSINESS UNIT CERTIFICATION – THIS IS DEMOCRACY IN ACTION
• IN TODAY’S HIGHLY COMPETITIVE WORLD IT IS IMPORTANT THAT B.C. HAS AN
EFFICIENT AND DEMOCRATIC LABOUR MARKET AND A PRODUCTIVE WELL‐TRAINED
LABOUR FORCE.
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THE BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCIALIST PROBLEM
OUR PROVINCE IS VIEWED AS “SOCIALIST” AND CONSIDERED “OFF‐LIMITS” BY
THE WORLD’S BIG INVESTMENT COMMUNITIES IN GENEVA, LONDON, NEW
YORK, DENVER, AND TORONTO. HAVING REACHED THIS TERRIBLE POINT IN
OUR HISTORY, IT DOES NOT MATTER WHICH PARTY IS IN POWER – THE
FINANCIAL LEADERS VIEW THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES WITH SUSPICION
I HAD A LEADER OF A MAJOR FINANCE HOUSE SAY TO ME, “JOHN, YOU DO NOT
UNDERSTAND – IT IS NOT THE GOVERNMENT THAT IS THE PROBLEM IN B.C. IT
IS THE PEOPLE – WE WILL NOT INVEST IN A JURISDICTION WITH SOME 40% OF
THE PEOPLE VOTING SOCIALIST AS WE WILL NOT GET A REASONABLE RETURN
ON OUR INVESTMENT BECAUSE OF STRONG UNIONS, HIGH TAXES AND
COMPLEX REGULATIONS”
JUST LOOK AT THE RADICAL UNION REACTIONS TO THE LIBERALS’ VALID
ATTEMPTS TO DIMINISH THE UNIONS’ SUFFOCATING DOMINANCE OF THE CIVIL
SERVICES. THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONSIDERS B.C. TO BE A HIGHLY
UNIONIZED (INEFFICIENT) AND SOCIALIST PROVINCE. WINSTON CHURCHILL
PRETTY MUCH SUMMED UP B.C.’S SITUATION AS FOLLOWS, “THE INHERENT
VICE OF CAPITALISM IS THE UNEQUAL SHARING OF BLESSINGS, AND THE
INHERENT VIRTUE OF SOCIALISM IS THE EQUAL SHARING OF MISERIES”
• "Communism as a theory of social management and social organization has been
shredded! Man is not purely “economic” he is instead driven by the need for:
freedom, dignity, self determination and self expression." 1990 Fall of Berlin Wall,
Anon
• http://www.scribd.com/doc/2287195/1935‐Communism‐in‐British‐Columbia
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RADICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE (GREEN RELIGION)
WESTERN ENGINEERS AND BUSINESSMEN HAVE BEEN SO BEATEN UP BY NO‐
GROWTH MALTHUSIAN ENVIRONMENTAL NGOS (GREEN RELIGION COERCIVE
UTOPIANS) THAT THEY CAN NO LONGER MAKE SOUND DECISIONS BASED UPON
“REAL” ECONOMICS, TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE. SOUTH KOREA, CHINA AND INDIA
ARE NOW LEADERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND CLEAR COMMON SENSE
THINKING, WITHOUT THE HEAVY DESTRUCTIVE HAND OF ENVIRONMENTALISTS
THAT WE HAVE IN WESTERN SOCIETY – AND THOSE COUNTRIES ARE FAST
BECOMING THE STRONGEST ECONOMIES IN THE WORLD
IN MY OPINION THE GREEN RELIGION DOGMA OF: HUMAN CAUSED GLOBAL
WARMING, SAVE OLD GROWTH TIMBER, RADIOPHOBIA, RENEWABLE “GREEN”
ENERGY, THE LAST GREAT RIVER, THE LAST GREAT RAINFOREST, THE END OF THE
SALMON, PLASTIC IS DANGEROUS, WE MUST SORT GARBAGE, ETC. – ARE
NONSENSE! THESE SCARE STORIES THAT ELEVATE NATURE AND DENIGRATE MAN
ARE DESIGNED TO STRIKE FEAR INTO THE PUBLIC (INCLUDING WIDOWS AND
ORPHANS) AND FACILITATE LARGE FUND RAISING EVENTS TO THE BENEFIT, NOT OF
THE PUBLIC, BUT THE LAWYER DOMINATED ENVIRONMENTAL GRAND PRIESTS
REFER TO AYN RAND’S, “THE NEW LEFT: THE ANTI‐INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION”,
PUBLISHED IN 1971 (1999 EDITION INCLUDES, “PHILOSOPHY OF PRIVATION”, AND
“MULTICULTURAL NIHILISM”)
• THE SIERRA LEGAL DEFENCE FUND (NOW ECOJUSTICE), EARTH FIRST, GREENPEACE, ET.
AL. TRIED TO TAKE OVER THE ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE OF CALIFORNIA WITH
THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT “BIG GREEN” INITIATIVE IN 1990 (SHUT
DOWN PARTS OF THE RESOURCE, CHEMICAL AND AGRICULTURE INDUSTRIES). BIG
GREEN BECAME CALIFORNIA REFERENDUM PROPOSITION 128 AND WENT TO THE
ELECTORATE ON NOVEMBER 6, 1990. IT WAS SOUNDLY DEFEATED BY THE
CALIFORNIA VOTERS, LOSING BY A MARGIN OF 2 TO 1. THIS WAS A DARK DAY INDEED
FOR THE RADICAL ENVIRONMENTALISTS THAT HAD MADE CALIFORNIA THEIR HOME
(POWER BASE) SINCE THE MAINLY BERKELEY UNIVERSITY SPAUNING OF THE
“CONSERVATION BIOLOGY” UTOPION “ELEVATE NATURE AND DENIGRATE MAN”
CAUSE IN THE LATE 1960S AND EARLY 1970S (ANTI NUCLEAR, ANTI FURS AND PRO NO
GROWTH). SEE:
HTTP://BALLOTPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/INDEX.PHP/CALIFORNIA_PROPOSITION_128,_ENVIRONMENTAL_PROTECTION_ACT_(1990)
• UPON LOSING, THESE CALIFORNIA BASED BIG GREEN PROPONENTS SCRAMBLED TO
REGAIN LOST MOMENTUM AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO BRITISH COLUMBIA AS A
NEW SOCIALIST‐ENVIRONMENTAL “HOME”, HAVING BEEN ESSENTIALLY THROWN
OUT OF CALIFORNIA BY THE VOTERS. THEY MOVED MONEY AND PEOPLE TO B.C. AND
COMMENCED THEIR RADICAL NO GROWTH ANTICS HERE. UNFORTUNATELY THEY
WERE ABLE, IN MANY CASES, TO BECOME CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND BEGAN
ATTACKING THE CANADIAN RESOURCE INDUSTRIES (FORESTRY AND MINING) WITH
CANADIAN TAX DOLLARS – SHAME ON CANADA. SEE: HTTP://WWW.AMAZON.COM/ECO‐FASCISTS‐
CONSERVATIONISTS‐DESTROYING‐HERITAGE‐EBOOK/DP/B007EDCU0O
• SOME OF THESE ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ADOPTED THE MAFIA
PROTECTION RACKET BY SHAKING DOWN OPERATORS IN THE RESOURCE INDUSTRY
AND AS IF THAT WAS NOT BAD ENOUGH AT THE SAME TIME THEY COLLECT MONEY
FROM THE PUBLIC BY SAYING THEY ARE SAVING THE PLANET.
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